Sometimes a recipe, such as Salty Sweet Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies, doesn’t need an introduction or a lot of fanfare. The ingredients speak for themselves.
(I made these delicious triple chocolate cookies for our son’s birthday per his request. I updated some of the photos but the recipe was just as delicious as the last time I made them.)
Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies extra chocolatey
The nutty aroma of the brown butter and the chocolate will beckon you to take a taste of the baked cookie or cookies. 🙂
The smell makes them irresistible and the taste says it all.
Our oldest grandson took one bite, closed his eyes in appreciation and murmured . . .
. . .mmmm . . .ooey . . .gooey . . . goodness.
Chocolate Chip Cookies filled with Nutella
It all started with a half-full jar of Nutella.
I originally bought the Nutella to make a cheesecake parfait. Somehow, some of the Nutella went missing *ahem* and I didn’t have enough for the parfait.
So, I went in search of a delicious recipe to take to our kids and grandsons to sample. You see, they are our quality control, so to speak. They rate the desserts.
They rate the desserts. If they give a dessert their seal of approval — we’re certain our readers will enjoy it.
Throughout the years, I’m sure you made many batches of chocolate chip cookies. I know I have.
Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies are not ordinary
The recipe I always used was the Betty Crocker recipe in her old 1962 cookbook. I even tried the recipe on the Nestle package. Our family is an expert on taste. So if you think that a chocolate chip cookie is a chocolate chip cookie.
That’s a big, Uh! Uh!! This recipe for Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies is out of this world delicious.
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My inspiration for these Nutella Chocolate Chip cookies came from a recipe at the Ambitious Kitchen.
Once I read Monique’s post claiming they were the best cookies in the world, I knew I had to make them for All Our Way.
Part of the unique flavor is the 2 sticks (1 cup) butter that you brown — giving the cookies a rich nutty butter taste. WOW!! It’s worth taking the time to brown the butter. It makes all the difference.
Browning the butter isn’t difficult to do — you just have to watch the butter like a hawk so it doesn’t burn.
Then to make it easier to stuff the cookies, freeze teaspoons of Nutella. When you’re ready to assemble the ingredients, they measured and ready to add to the mixing bowl.
re ready to assemble the ingredients they are all measured and ready to be added to the mixing bowl.
Freeze the Nutella Filling for Cookies
It’s very important to chill the dough — it warms up in your hand as you take about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and form it into a ball.
Flatten the dough in your hand and put the frozen Nutella in the center. Wrap the dough around the Nutella, making sure that it is completely surrounded by the dough. Add a little bit more dough if necessary.
Bake the cookies just until the edges begin to turn a golden brown. They will continue to bake on the cookie sheet. Drizzle with chocolate and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
That’s all there is to it!!
Are the Salty Sweet Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies the best cookies in the world?
We think they are at the very top. . . let me know what you think!
More sweet treats you’ll love…
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles — The magic of brown butter is used to give the old-fashion cookie an additional depth of flavor. The aroma is amazing.
Italian Chocolate Toto Cookies — These are typically Christmas cookies but the spice morsels are so good they’d be ideal for any occasion.
Piña Colada Biscotti — If you like the drink, you’ll really enjoy these cookies with pineapple bits and toasted coconut. Everyone loves these biscotti.
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins — These muffins are a banana split in little cake form. Delicious any time of day!!
If you crave something sweet, delicious, and just a little different, these recipes are it.
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Salty Sweet Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 281 1/4 grams
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 5 3/4 grams
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 grams
- 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter (227 grams)
- 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar either light or dark (275 grams)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 grams
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 1/2 grams
- 1 tablespoon sour cream 14 1/3 grams
- 1 3/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 315 grams
- 1 jar Nutella 13 oz
- Coarse sea salt for sprinkling
Chocolate Drizzle
- 1 cup 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening such as Crisco
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. The butter will begin to foam -- don't leave, keep watch over it. Make sure you whisk consistently during this process. After a couple of minutes, the butter will begin to brown on the bottom of the saucepan; continue to whisk and remove from heat as soon as the butter begins to brown. It will give off a rich nutty aroma. Immediately pour the butter into a bowl to prevent it from burning. Set it aside to cool for a few minutes. If the butter is too hot it will "cook" the eggs.
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in the egg, yolk, vanilla and sour cream until combined. Add the dry ingredients slowly and beat on low speed just until combined. Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough for at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Measure 24 - 1 teaspoon of Nutella on a piece of wax paper and freeze.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Take dough out of the refrigerator and measure about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Flatten the dough ball very thinly into the palm of your hand. Place the teaspoon of frozen Nutella in the middle and fold the dough around it, make sure dough is covering the Nutella -- add a little more dough if necessary. Place the dough balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and gently tap the top to slightly flatten. Don't press too hard.
- Bake the cookies anywhere from 9 to 12 minutes -- just until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown. They will look a bit underdone in the middle -- don't worry -- they will continue to cook once they are out of the oven.
- Cool the cookies on the sheets at least 2 minutes.
Chocolate Drizzle
- Put the chocolate chips in a microwavable cup. Melt the chocolate in 30-second increments until it is all melted - add the shortening then stir.
- Drizzle the chocolate on top of the warm cookies, sprinkle with coarse sea salt and let cool completely.
Notes
- If you use a double ply cookie sheet the cookies have a tendency to take longer. Just keep an eye on them. The middle will look soft but that's okay.
- If you are baking one tray at a time, put the other cookie sheet in the refrigerator until ready to bake. This prevents the cookies from spreading out too much. The same goes if your kitchen is really warm, put the cookie sheet in the fridge for a few minutes to firm up the dough - then bake.
- Inspired by Monique's Nutella stuffed Brown Butter + Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies at Ambitious Kitchen.
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Claudia Lamascolo
My family will go crazy over these and who wouldnt! Nutella is an amazing taste like no other and to add it to the cookies is pure genius! On the list of must makes for Christmas! thanks Marisa !
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Marisa, homemade cookies simply are the best! These cookies would be a treat for nutella lovers and chocolate lovers and for some one like me, it is a double winner. Love the use of brown butter as it does add another layer of flavor to the cookies.
Marisa Franca
Hi, Sandhya! You are so right homemade cookies are the best!! We would use brown butter on everything.
Agness of Run Agness Run
These chip cookies look very finger-licking and inviting. My family will love them, Marisa! Is it possible to use almond flour instead of all-purpose flour?
Marisa Franca
Hi, Agness! I’m not familiar with almond flour and how it would hold up around the Nutella center. You need the firmness of the flour so that it wraps around the Nutella and bakes. If you do try it, let me know how it turns out. I wish I could be of more help. xoxo
amy
OK, these look SO GOOD! But do they really contain 6518 calories? For how many cookies?
Marisa Franca
Hi, Amy! NO! They don’t have that many calories. I just switched over to a new recipe plugin and I know that isn’t correct. My old recipe card didn’t have any nutrition or calories — I think I’ll contact the techs on this. This recipe makes exactly 24 cookies using a 1 1/2 Tablespoon scoop.
Angela Roberts
These sound absolutely wonderful. I once made muffins like this but never cookies and now I must.
Marisa Franca
Hi, Angela!! They are so good. I made two more batches last night for the kids.
Ciao Chow Linda
Oh gosh. These are just decadent! I need some decadence in my life, starting with these cookies.
Marisa Franca
Well, Linda, I’d sure love to send you some decadence!! Would you believe I’m making another double batch today. It’s a long story but I do enjoy baking. Hope you are well and the bad weather stays away from your doorstep. Abbracci!
Veena Azmanov
Oh these will be perfect for my Aadi Marisa ! He loves Nutella and he’s favorite is chocolate Chip cookies.. This brings he’s two favorites together. So cool. So easy to make too. Love the recipe. Pinning for later.
Jasmine Mah
Sounds heavenly!
Marisa Franca
Thank you, Jasmine! It does taste good!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
Great minds think alike. We both posted cookies this week. Homemade cookies are THE BEST, so much better than bought…even if you get them at a bakery. These sound divine. You can never go wrong with chocolate, Nutella and salt….it’s a winning combination.
Marisa Franca
Thank you, Gloria! You are right — homemade is best. I’d cook more sweets if our kids and grandkids were closer. That will change next year — hopefully!
jennifer
Doesn’t say how much butter…?
Marisa Franca
Thank you so very much for taking the time to notify me of that huge error!! As many times as I’ve proofread it and then my hubby proofread it we still overlooked the most important part — the amount of butter — my papà would call me a broccolo. Mille grazie.
Simply Suzannes at Home
Good. Grief. Almighty!
These cookies look and sound AMAZING!!
My mouth is watering! I LOVE chocolate . . . and Nutella! My family loves Nutella, too!
I’ve been looking for a good recipe so that I can use some . . . and I can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
I enjoy your recipes . . . They’re so family friendly!
Thanks so much for sharing with us, sweet Marisa!
Suzanne
Jovina Coughlin
What a delicious looking cookie. I bet they didn’t last long at your house.
Ciao Chow Linda
Wow, these win the award for best chocolate chip cookies ever. How can you go wrong with Nutella?
Marisa Franca
I love chocolate chip cookies but my gosh — I don’t think I’ll ever go back to the others. Nutella is a winner.
Diane P.
Oh, boy! My mouth is watering just reading your post! This is a definite try, and soon! I bought a jar of Nutella to try Rosemary’s(An Italian in My Kitchen) Nutella /Oreo Gelato. I’ll have to make these cookies to go with the Gelato. Death by Nutella!! What a way to go! Thanks for this wonderful post. Diane P.
Marisa Franca
Ahhh! Death by Nutella — what a way to go 🙂
Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen
Hi Marisa my daughter is a Nutella freak and paired with chocolate chip cookies I would say perfection, one to try for sure! Thanks Rosemary
Marisa Franca
Hi Rosemary! I’m sure your daughter will love the recipe.
Ambra Sancin
What a coincidence! I was going to do a post last month on Nutella but I didn’t have a jar in the house to photograph so I put it on the backburner. Oh, and your cookies look delicious too
Marisa Franca
We’ve already had requests to make more as soon as we get back home. I’m looking forward to reading your post on Nutella.